On 2/17/06, Christopher Barker <Chris.Barker at noaa.gov> wrote:
> >>> x += 5
>> I expect this to change the object in place.
>> >>> x
> 10
>> but what is this? is it no longer an array?
I would say it is a bug, but here is an easy work-around
>>> x = array(5)
>>> id(x)
6425088
>>> x[()]+=5
>>> id(x)
6425088
>>> x
array(10)
You can also use
>>> x[...]+=5
>>> x
array(15)
With an additional benefit that the same syntax works for any shape.
> Is there a way to set the value in place, without resorting to:
>>> x[...] = 10
or
>>> x[()] = 10
You can see more on this feature at
http://projects.scipy.org/scipy/numpy/wiki/ZeroRankArray